Bill Campbell, who had been out of action with a sore elbow, made his first appearance with the Red Sox since April 30, pitched three scoreless innings and gained credit for a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. Jim Rice hit his 13th homer of the season and 100th of his career for the Red Sox.

Dwight Evans also rapped a round-tripper for the Red Sox, while the Tigers had two-run blows by Phil Mankowski and Milt May. The Red Sox put over the winning run in the ninth inning. Carl Yastrzemski singled and was bunted to second by Carlton Fisk. After an intentional pass to Fred Lynn, Butch Hobson decided the outcome with a single that drove in Yastrzemski. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 15 0 Tigers 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .204 LeFlore cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Remy 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .348 Rice lf 5 1 3 2 0 2 .363 Staub dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .300 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Fisk c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Kemp lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .313 Lynn cf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .320 May c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .338 Hobson 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Corcoran rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 Evans rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .275 Mankowski 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .281 Carbo dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Bailey ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Wockenfuss ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .379 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 15 6 5 2 Totals 37 5 12 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 30,856 Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 6 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 4 Errors: Kemp Doubles: Fisk (8), Burleson (7), Staub (6), Kemp 2 (5) Home Runs: Evans (5), Rice (13), Mankowski (2), May (7) Stolen Bases: Evans (1) Sacrifice Hits: Fisk (1) GIDP: Hobson (3), Fisk (3), Evans (2), May (3) Hit by Pitch: Yastrzemski (3,by Crawford) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley 6 9 5 5 1 0 2 26 3.95 Campbell W(2-3) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 12 8.68 Totals 9 12 5 5 1 2 2 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton 5.1 11 5 5 3 1 2 28 5.23 Crawford 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.75 Foucault L(1-4) 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 2.76 Totals 9 15 6 6 5 2 2 44 Hit by Pitch: Crawford (2) Balks: Campbell (1) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Remy flied out to center; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to second]; Fisk walked [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker flied out to center; Staub doubled to right; Thompson singled to right [Staub to third]; Kemp doubled to left [Staub scored, Thompson out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson made an out to catcher; Evans homered; Carbo singled to left; Burleson made an out to second; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Rice homered; Yastrzemski lined to center; Fisk doubled to center; Lynn singled to right [Fisk scored]; Hobson singled to center [Lynn to third]; Evans popped to first in foul territory; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell popped to right; LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker singled to center [LeFlore to third]; Staub lined to second; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to left; Remy lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Burleson out at first]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski homered [Corcoran scored]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; 1:38 rain delay with an 0-1 count on Fisk; Fisk flied out to center; Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker flied out to center; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to left; Evans stole second; Carbo flied out to left [Evans to third]; Burleson doubled to center [Evans scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Remy singled to center [Burleson to third]; Rice singled to left [Burleson scored (RBI), Remy to third, Rice to second (error by Kemp)]; Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch; Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp doubled; May homered [Kemp scored]; Corcoran flied out to right; Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 5. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; BAILEY BATTED FOR CARBO; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Trammell singled to left; Campbell balked [Trammell to second]; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker reached on a fielder's choice [Trammell out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third to pitcher), Whitaker to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 5. RED SOX 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Burleson flied out to right; Remy flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 5. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn was walked intentionally; Hobson singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to third]; Evans grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hobson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 5. TIGERS 9TH: Corcoran singled to second; Mankowski flied out to center; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Wockenfuss singled to left [Corcoran to second]; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 5.

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